Monday, 2 June 2014

President Sata Says He Has Not Been Evacuated

President Michael Sata this morning chaired a Cabinet meeting which was attended by several Cabinet ministers and other high ranking government officials.

As is the case for every Monday morning, Cabinet met at State House in Lusaka to deliberate on various issues of national importance.

The opening session was open to the media for about 10 minutes before the meeting went behind cameras.

President Sata, who was in his usual jovial mood, spoke on several issues before the closed door meeting started.

The head of state first started by rubbishing rumours that he had been evacuated outside the country for medical attention.

"I have not been evacuated outside the country, not even to Mpika. Even the Minister of Health who is supposed to arrange for that has not done so," said Sata as Health Minister Dr Joseph Kasonde noded his head in agreement.

Rumours about President Sata's alleged ill health have made rounds mostly in the online media in the past few weeks but State House has consistently said the head of state is enjoying good health.

Later, Mr SATA repeated his directive for ministers to go back to their constituencies and explain government programs and policies.

He said the opposition was spreading lies across the country and there was need for ministers to move around the country and explain government policies.

"You have government resources, you have government vehicles. Go to your constituencies and talk to our people," he added.

In Cabinet meetings, Ministers and some high ranking government officials discuss the state of the nation and review government perfomance.

The meeting also looks at bills and proposed policies before they are implemented or enacted.

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Paul Shalala is a Kitwe-based reporter for the Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation, the country's national broadcaster which runs two TV channels and three radio channels. He was recently elected as Secretary (Northern Region) 2016 - 2018 term for the Zambia Union of Broadcasters and other Information Disseminators. On The Zambian Analyst, he blogs about politics, elections, governance and other issues of national and international interest. He previously worked for MUVI Television, New Vision Newspaper and freelanced for The London Evening Post. He has been trained in various specialised journalism courses in Ethiopia, Germany, Ghana, South Africa, Uganda and Zambia. He was awarded the 2016 Mandela Washington Fellowship and studied Public Management at Syracuse University in New York. He has so far reported from Europe, the Middle East, Asia, Africa and North America. Paul has a number of local and international media awards to his credit. Paul is also the the founder and Managing Director for PAMOS Media Consultancy (www.pamosmedia.com) a company which is training 100 Zambian journalists in budget tracking and investigative journalism skills funded by the US Government